2001/117/EC: Commission Decision of 26 January 2001 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to equidae coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 158)
Date: 2001-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, equidae, health certificate, health control, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 January 2001

amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and
93/197/EEC with regard to equidae coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina

(notified under document number C(2001) 158)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/117/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Commission Decision 93/196/EEC (11), as last amended
by Decision 97/36/EC (12).

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June
1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement
last
and imports
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden, and in particular Articles 12, 15, and 19(i) thereof,

from third countries of equidae (1), as

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991, laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/
425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), as last amended by Directive
96/43/EC (3), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC (4), as last amended by
Decision 2000/623/EC (5), established a list of
third
countries from which Member States authorise imports
of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh
meat and meat products.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for the temporary admission of registered horses and
imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding
and production are laid down respectively in Commis-
sion Decisions 92/260/EEC (6) and 93/197/EEC (7), both
as last amended by Decision 2000/209/EC (8).

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for re-entry of registered horses after temporary export
are laid down in Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (9),
as last amended by Decision 2000/754/EC (10).

(4)

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of equidae for slaughter are laid down in

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 52.
(6) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.
(7) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 64, 11.3.2000, p. 22.
(9) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 34.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Bosnia and Herzegovina is included in the third country
in Decision 79/542/EEC and the animal health
list
conditions and veterinary certification for importation of
equidae are laid down in the aforementioned Commis-
sion Decisions.

that

In the context of the events occurring in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina at
time, Commission
Decision 92/271/EEC of 20 May 1992 concerning the
importation into the Community of live animals and
animal products originating in or coming via the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (13), as amended by
Decision 1999/441/EC (14), specifically prohibited the
importation into the Community of equidae.

Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission
in Bosnia and Herzegovina the control of the equine
health situation appears to be unsatisfactory and serious
flaws have come to light in the adherence to the suspen-
sion of imports into the Community of equidae.

Taking account of the risks the uncontrolled equine
health situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina presents to
Community equidae, it appears appropriate to suspend
imports of equidae from Bosnia and Herzegovina under
the terms of Directive 90/426/EEC.

Decision 79/542/EEC and Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/
195/EEC, 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC must be
amended accordingly.

(10)

Consequently Decision 92/271/EEC must be repealed in
order to reflect the modified import conditions.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

(11) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 7.
(12) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 57.
(13) OJ L 138, 21.5.1992, p. 39.
(14) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 17.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 4

Article 1

In Part 1 of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC, special column
for live equidae, the cross (×) in the line relating to Bosnia and
Herzegovina is replaced by zero (0).

Article 2

Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

1.

2.

3.

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA)’ is deleted in the list of third coun-
tries in Group B of Annex I.

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina’ is deleted in the list of third countries
in the title of the health certificate set out in Annex II (B).

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA)’ is deleted in the list of third coun-
tries in the third indent of paragraph (d) in Chapter III of
Annexes II A, B, C, D and E.

Decision 93/196/EEC is amended as follows:

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina’ is deleted in the list of third countries in
Group B in footnote 3 of Annex II.

Article 5

Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:

1.

2.

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA)’ is deleted in the list of third coun-
tries in Group B of Annex I.

‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’
third
countries in the title of the health certificate set out in
Annex II (B).

is deleted in the list of

Decision 92/271/EEC is hereby repealed.

Article 6

Article 7

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:

1.

2.

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA)’ is deleted in the list of third coun-
tries in Group B of Annex I.

‘Bosnia-Herzegovina’ is deleted in the list of third countries
in Group B in the title of the health certificate set out in
Annex II.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission